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Exploring The World's Largest Erp Implementation: The Role Of Erp In Strategic Alignment, D. Lance Revenaugh, Ph.D., Tyler S. Cook
Exploring The World's Largest Erp Implementation: The Role Of Erp In Strategic Alignment, D. Lance Revenaugh, Ph.D., Tyler S. Cook
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As one of the largest and most complex organizations in the world, the Department of Defense (DoD) faces many challenges in solving its well-documented financial and related business operations and system problems. The DoD is in the process of implementing modern multifunction enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to replace many of its outdated legacy systems. This paper explores the ERP implementations of the DoD and seeks to determine the impact of the ERP implementations on the alignment of the DoD’s business and IT strategy. A brief overview of the alignment literature and background on ERP are followed by case study …
Employee Perspectives On The Post-Integration Stage Of A Micro-Merger, Jennifer Lawlor
Employee Perspectives On The Post-Integration Stage Of A Micro-Merger, Jennifer Lawlor
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Purpose - This paper seeks to address the impact of an organisational change initiative on organisational employees, with specific reference to a micro-merger which occurred in a public sector, higher education organisation in Ireland. The literature on change management is examined, with specific reference to the post-integration stage of a micro-merger. The paper then reports on a study that was undertaken in an Irish higher education institution and focuses on the impact of the micro-merger on employees. Specifically, the study seeks to address their perceptions and emotions relating to a heretofore under-researched area in the merger literature, namely the impact …